"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Indulge in ( আসক্ত হওয়া ) He indulge in drugs.
  • Respect of ( সম্বন্ধে ) He is junior to me in respect of service.
  • Long for ( কামনা করা ) He longed for fame.
  • Ashamed for ( লজ্জিত ) I feel ashamed for you.
  • Angry at ( রাগান্বিত (কারো আচরণ) ) I am angry at your conduct.
  • Rest upon ( নির্ভর করা ; বিশ্বাসস্থাপন করা ) I rest upon your promise.

Idioms:

  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Red letter day ( স্মরণীয় দিন ) The 21 February is a red letter day in the history of Bangladesh.
  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • By and large ( প্রধানতঃ ) People in our village are by and large farmers.
  • By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.